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Recently the DSA President sent an email out to the DSA to address some rumors and attacks he and the DSA have been on the receiving end of. I must admit, I know a bit about the DSA president and his ups and downs over the years with the sheriff and within the office. I…

Either Laurie Smith is deliberately indifferent to or ignorant of basic law enforcement concepts or she’s senile. I’m at a loss to believe any experienced, intelligent, caring individual with this many years in law enforcement would continue to make these kinds of decisions. Her fourth floor administration is, frankly, out of their damned minds. They’ve…

The parallels to the Eugene Craig shooting by Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office can’t be ignored in this morning’s story in the Mercury News. In Saratoga, a sergeant and deputies harassed the homeowners for nearly an hour banging on doors and windows, then repeatedly tried to break into the house, ultimately busting through a garage…

March 27, 2017 – Inmate falls to death in possible suicide April 10, 2017 – Inmate dies in fall at Elmwood Correctional Facility April 28, 2017 – Inmate falls to death in possible suicide June 20, 2017 – Inmate Found Unconscious At Elmwood The notable thing about all these cases, and many others that may or…

Set in for a long one. I didn’t include all the links I could have, Google is your friend. It’s hot, I’m tired, and I’ve spent this entire effort berating myself for expending this much effort that will probably make me more enemies than get people to stop supporting the sheriff. But here we go.…

I know, I’m slacking. I just don’t have the patience with this. It’s a lot of work for little return and a lot of frustration. There are a ton of items on my list, I imagine I will get to them at some point, maybe; for the moment, this a particular soundbyte has been chafing…

Update: FB was down when I wrote this, John Hirokawa has a campaign page on FaceBook and is holding a campaign kickoff fundraiser according to that page. So it’s been in my pending file for a long time now – Undersheriff John Hirokawa (ret.) has been quietly meeting people, gathering support and trying to keep…